ships. Pitted against him were the become an editorial writer on the

flower of the entering class, many of them graduates of the best preparatory schools in the country; but the self-taught youth from the sandstone quarries of Medina triumphantly carried off the prize, which was of the cash value of $800.

With $1,100 worth of prizes thus securely in his possession, he entered upon a brilliant University career, winning the highest class and college honors, including a Phi Beta Kappa key, and crowned it all by writing the first prize essay for the prize offered by the American Protective Tariff League, to be competed for by the seniors in all American colleges and universities. He enjoys the unusual distinction of having paid his way through college with prize money, the total of which won by him amounted to $1,350 during the four years' course. While at Cornell Mr. Ford began his political career. Finding a decidedly free trade atmosphere surrounding the students under the influence of a Cobdenistic faculty, he set about arraying the latent protection sentiment of the student body in opposition to the economic heresies on which they were daily dieted, and sprang at once into prominence as the leading champion of the protective policy in the University.

He had been an occasional contributor to the "American Economist," the organ of the Tariff League, and his vigorous style attracted the notice of Edward H. Ammidown, then president of the league, who induced him to take a place as associate editor on that journal. He was soon promoted to the editorship, and raised the "Economist" to the plane of the foremost authority on protective doctrine in the country. He left it to

"Press," where he remained through the campaign of 1892. In that year his invaluable “Pocket Cyclopedia of Protection was published and distributed by political committees to their speakers and writers throughout the Union. It is a marvel of compact and varied information on every phase of the tariff controversy.

Having studied law in the office of ex-Senator Edmund L. Pitts, in Medina, Orleans county, and pursued preparatory legal studies at Cornell he was, in due time, admitted to the bar, and left the newspaper profession to take up the active practice of the law. Success in this new field has been as marked. as elsewhere, and he is to-day one of the most promising of the younger members of the New York bar.

Mr. Ford was made a Senator in 1895 by 13,139 votes. His competitors and their votes were: Louis W. Schultze, Tammany Democrat, 9,799; Wolfgang Goetz, State Democrat, 645; and Charles E. Thompson, Socialistic Labor, 313. Senator Ford is a member of the following five committees of the Senate: Commerce and Navigation, Codes, Banks, Revision, Printed and Engrossed Bills.

Senator Ford in 1896 introduced, among others, the following measures: Providing for a special election, reiative to the sale of liquor in New York, Brooklyn and Buffalo; providing for the construction of an additional number of public baths; providing for a survey for an additional water supply; prohibiting the construction of railways on certain streets in New York; making an appropriation for an enlargement of Riverside park, New York; relative to the deposits of minors in savings

he has since been connected. Mr. Gallagher has worked almost entirely in the political field. He has attended the State conventions of both parties, and has a wide acquaintance with the prominent men in each. He is especially familiar with the politics of Kings county.

banks; relative to the sale of to- for the Brooklyn Eagle, with which bacco to children; providing for home rule in taxation; providing for a physical examination by physicians of the same sex; making an appropriation for a public monument to the One Hundred and Fourteenth Regiment at Winchester, Virginia; prohibiting the distribution of advertising matter, except by United States employes; regulating the transportation of manure in New with a plurality of 1,119 over York city; increasing the police force the of New York; providing for the manufacture and inspection of pure

beer.

Frank Gallagher.

Mr. Gallagher carried his Assembly district in 1894, the Fourth,

2,400
date,

Republican, Holmes, and over the Reform party candiJames P. Laughlin. Two other candidates, a Prohibitionist and Populist, helped to divide the vote of the district. Mr. Gallagher ran ahead of the local ticket by something like 400 votes. His plurality was phenomenal in consideration of the weakened condition of his party in Kings county, the increased Republican strength, the existence of a third party, and the

resulting from the number of and difficulty in voting the ballots.

Frank Gallagher, Democrat, who represents the Third Senate district of Kings county in the Senate, was born in the district he now represents in the Legislature twenty-five years ago. His early education was received in the public schools of Brooklyn and in St. Peter's Acad-wholesale disfranchisement of voters emy, Hicks and Warren street, which was established a quarter of a century ago by the Rev. Joseph Mr. Gallagher is especially popu Fransioli, who, before he died, had lar with all classes in his district. the reputation in Catholic circles of He is president of St. Peter's having built up the most perfectly Catholic Library Association, one of equipped parish in the country. the largest and most iniluential Finishing the course in St. Peter's, literary organizations in Brooklyn. Mr. Gallagher entered a competitive Besides, he is a charter member of examination for admission to St. the Brooklyn Press Club, and a John's College. He secured a free member of the Red Cross Society. scholarship, and immediately began In 1895 Mr. Gallagher was a mema collegiate course. At the end of ber of the following Assembly comfive years he graduated as valedic-mittees: Prisons, Labor and Industorian of his class. Two honorary tries, and Public Education. degrees have been conferred on him by his alma mater.

Mr. Gallagher received 8,695 votes for Senator and was thus elected In 1888, two months after leaving Senator over Franklin Woodruff, Recollege, Mr. Gallagher took up the publican, who received 5,536; and newspaper business for a livelihood. Emanuel T. Holmes, Socialistic He secured a place on the staff of Labor, 128. Mr. Gallagher is a the Brooklyn Citizen, where he re- member of the following Senate mained for three years. He then committees: Canals, Forest, Fish resigned to take up reportorial work and Game Laws, Internal Affairs of

Towns and Counties, Affairs of Vil- against shippers by the State canals; lages and Indian Affairs.

Senator Gallagher in 1896 introduced the following bills of interest: Exempting editors and publishers from jury duty; prohibiting the construction of railways on Adams street, Brooklyn.

Senator Gallagher was in 1897 appointed a member of the Special Legislative Committee to Investigate Trusts, but resigned soon after the organization of the committee owing to illness in his family.

Thomas F. Grady.

Thomas F. Grady, Democrat, who represents the Fourteenth Senate district, a part of New York city, was born in that city on November 29, 1853, and was educated at the De La Salle Institute and St. James' Church Parochial School.

Mr. Grady studied law in a law yer's office and was admitted to the practice of the law in 1883.

He has had a long public career. A Member of the Assembly in 1877, 1878 and 1879; he was a State Senator in 1882, 1883 and 1889. Then he was appointed a Police Justice and held that position from 1891 to 1895. For many years he has been a prominent member of the Tammany Hall Society.

incorporating the Grand Court of Foresters of America; regarding summonses in district courts of New York; providing for the improvement of Ryan park, New York.

John Grant.

John Grant, who represents the Twenty-sixth Senatorial district, in the Senate, as the successor of the late Senator James Ballantine, was born November 11, 1869, at Margaretville, Delaware county, New York. He is the son of John Grant, Sr., who sat in the Constitutional Convention with Samuel J. Tilden, and at one time served Delaware county as District Attorney.

Mr. Grant was educated at Rhinebeck Academy, Lehigh University, and Santa Rosa Business College, Santa Rosa, California. At the close of his studies, he enjoyed a prolonged tour in Mexico and the United States.

In 1891 Mr. Grant became associated with the People's Bank of Margaretville, and was chosen its cashier, a position he still holds. In 1894 Mr. Grant founded the Margaretville Messenger, a which has become paper a Republican power in Delaware county.

Mr. Grant is heavily interested in In 1895 as a candidate for Senator farming and carries on an extensive he received 11,806 votes to 6,275 cast | lumbering and milling business. He for Thomas F. Eager, Republican. is also interested as a considerable Senator Grady, as a member of the stockholder in the Margaretville Senate of 1896, was appointed a water works, the Margaretville Fair member of the Committee on Cities, Association and other local enterCommittee on Codes, and the Com-prises. He is treasurer of the pubmittee on Privileges and Elections. lic school and corporation of MarSenator Grady in 1896 introduced garetville; foreman of the Hose the following bills of interest: Pro- Company; past-master and treasurer viding for a uniforming of public of the Masonic lodge; chancellor employes; providing for the con- commander of the K. of P., and an struction of State grain elevators at Odd Fellow and encampment memBuffalo and at New York; forbid- ber and a thirty-second degree ding discriminations by railroads Mason, belonging to the New York

ing penalties for faulty building con- in the political arena. That he will

struction in New York city; provid- make his mark as a statesman goes ing a sewerage system for the without saying, because he has been Bronx, Hutchinson and Westchester blessed with all the opportunities to rivers; providing a system of State acquire knowledge and experience, roads; providing for the improve- not only in business affairs, but in ment of Pelham bay and Bronx popular government. With a wellparks; regulating the rate of fare trained mind, mature judgment and for "through passengers" on the high principles he is eminently elevated railroads of New York; fitted to represent the people in the relative to sales of property by ref-State Senate.

erees.

Henry Harrison.

"So popular was Mr. Harrison with the people that long before the convention which nominated him Henry Harrison, Republican, who was held he was conceded to be the represents the Forty-fourth Senate one who would be chosen. Mr. Hardistrict, which covers half of the rison being a man of broad ideas, city of Rochester (that on the west-liberal and progressive tendencies, ern side of the Genesee river), and the part of Monroe county west of the Genesee river, was born in 1854 at Brockport, Monroe county.

He was educated at the Brockport Normal School, from which he was graduated in 1873. He then entered Rochester University, from which college he was graduated in 1877.

there is no cause to doubt that he will prove a truly representative man unbiased by political partisanship and unprejudiced by social or creed affiliations. He is in a marked degree a man of the people, who believes in popular government on constitutional lines, and values the privileges of American citizenship."

Mr. Harrison is a member of the Mr. Harrison was elected to the Local Board of the State Normal Senate of 1896-98 by a vote of 9,711. School in Brockport. His business The Democratic candidate, Charles is that of a grain and produce H. Wiltsie, received 7,348. Two dealer. After leaving college he en- other candidates, Clinton H. Howtered the firm of Belden & Co., ard, Prohibitionist, and Louis Walwhich company succeeded the firm dorf, Socialistic Labor, received 302 of Harrison & Belden, of which his and 122 votes, respectively. Senator father was partner. This firm is Harrison is a member of the followone of the largest shippers and buy-ing Senate committees: Finance, ers of grain produce in the United Banks and Canals. States.

Senator Harrison, in 1896, introduced the following bills of interest: Concerning the taxable transfers of property; relative to the expendi

One of the Rochester newspapers speaking approvingly of his nomination a few days after he had been nominated by the Republican Sen-tures of the State Comptroller in

ate Convention said:

collecting taxes; concerning assessments in New York city.

Richard Higbie.

"No more fitting man could have been nominated for Senator of the! West district than Henry Harrison, Richard Higbie, Republican, who who now makes his first appearance represents the First Senate district,